SCAPT Training Schedule

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Introduction to Vantage/Vanguard
9:00am - 3:30pm
Poplar Conference Room, Midlands Center, Columbia Presenter:
Presenter: Gina Greene, M.S.P., CCC-SLP, Regional
Consultant/Augmentative Communication Specialist, Prentke Romich Company

This workshop will provide the speech-language
pathologist, facilitator, parent or other person
interested in AAC with a thorough understanding
of Vantage and Vanguard through their operation,
customization of vocabulary and instructional strategies and techniques.

Registration: To register for this workshop, call
the Prentke Romich Company at 1-800-262-1984 and
ask for Kay Keener This class is limited to 12 people.

Cost: Free. This program is approved by ASHA for
0.5 CEUs (Introductory level, Professional area)

Thursday, January 24, 2008
"Active Learning and Study Strategies using the Kurzweil 3000 Software"
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Poplar Conference Room, Midlands Center, Columbia
Presenter: Edna Beard - Kurzweil Consultant and Reseller in the Carolinas

Workshop Description: If you already have
Kurzweil 3000 or are just thinking about
purchasing it - this workshop will help to
clarify just how the Kurzweil 3000 can be used to
help struggling students. The Kurzweil 3000 is a
content-independent reading, writing, and
learning software. It is used in elementary
schools, middle schools, high schools and
colleges and universities to help students
succeed in the classroom regardless of their curriculum or lesson plans.

The attendees will be shown activities using the
Kurzweil 3000 to teach learning strategies for
pre-reading skills, vocabulary development,
active reading strategies, writing and
proofreading, and test taking skills. In
demonstrating these activities the presenter will
be providing an overview of how this product can
be used with any struggling student.

Each attendee will receive a demo
copy of the Professional Color software, a
product overview brochure, and a copy of
"Scientifically-Based Research Validating
Kurzweil 3000 - An Annotated Review of Current
Research Supporting the Use of Kurzweil 3000 in the Classroom."

To register for this workshop:
Option 1: Complete the online registration form at www.sc.edu/scatp/regform.htm

Option 2: Email Sally Young at youngs@cdd.sc.edu

Option 3: Call Sally Young at (803) 935-5263 or 800-915-4522.

Option 4: Fax your registration information to
(803) 935-5342. Please include your name,
organization, address, email address, phone.
This workshop is free of charge, but is limited to 12 attendees.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
“Making Books Talk for Beginning, Struggling, or Non-Readers”

9:00am - 3:30 pm
Collaborative Training Center, Midlands Center, Columbia
Presenter: Ken Whitley, B.S., M.A., CCC-SLP, Key Technologies, Inc.

Workshop Description: Many persons have
difficulty reading. These may be pre-literate
children, non-readers exhibiting cognitive
involvement, or those exhibiting learning
difficulties. This does not mean, however, that
these persons are not interested in books,
magazines, newspapers, or text-based materials on the internet.

Tools now exist that turn printed text (paper or
on-screen) into talking text. Other tools can be
used to create talking on-screen books using
personalized graphics, sounds, and videos. This
workshop will explore how to make text-based
materials usable, effective, and enjoyable for
persons who are either non-literate or who
struggle with literacy. Tools to be examined
include the BookWorm, SwitchIt! Maker 2, My Own
Book Shelf, IntelliTools Classroom Suite, and WYNN.

Participants will learn about:
Non-computer tools that employ recordings to make books talk
Tools that are used to create on-screen talking books
Tools which can convert paper or onscreen text
into talking text through the use of OCR scanning
Using your own digital pictures, videos, and
recordings in creating talking books

Please note: This is a literacy workshop, not a blind/low vision workshop.

Cost: $30.00, payable to Key Technologies through
pre-registration. To register, print out the
registration form from link on the SCATP Training
Schedule page at
http://www.sc.edu/scatp/trainingschedule08.html.
Print, complete and fax or mail to Key
Technologies. For questions, call Key
Technologies at 888-433-5303. This workshop is
limited to 60 participants and requires a minimum
of 25 participants pre-registered in order to be held.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Pee Dee School District AT Team Forum
9:00am - 3:00pm
Pee Dee Education Center, Florence
Moderated by Janet Jendron, SCATP

If you are thinking about starting an AT team or
already have one in place, this is a great
opportunity to learn from other AT Teams! Come
join us to learn about the various successes,
barriers, challenges and more that AT teams
around the state have faced. Also, hear about the
latest free tools that can help your struggling
students and those with disabilities from SC
Discus, SC Streamline and Recordings for the
Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D). We'll also look at
the SCATP CD ROM "South Carolina Curriculum
Access through Assistive Technology," which will
be available (free) to all attendees. This
workshop is open to teachers, therapists and
school personnel from any school district
throughout the state, but if space becomes a
limiting factor, preference will be given to
personnel from the Pee Dee and Low Country Regions."

To register: Call Mary Jo Schneider at
843-661-4836, email Mary Jo Schneider, or use the
online registration form on the SCATP Training
Schedule Page at http://www.sc.edu/scatp/trainingschedule08.html.

Thursday, February 7, 2008
Low Country School District AT Team Forum
9:00am - 3:00pm
Technical College of the Low Country, Bluffton
Moderated by Janet Jendron, SCATP

If you are thinking about starting an AT team or
already have one in place, this is a great
opportunity to learn from other AT Teams! Come
join us to learn about the various successes,
barriers, challenges and more that AT teams
around the state have faced. Also, hear about the
latest free tools that can help your struggling
students and those with disabilities from SC
Discus, SC Streamline and Recordings for the
Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D). We'll also look at
the SCATP CD ROM "South Carolina Curriculum
Access through Assistive Technology," which will
be available (free) to all attendees. This
workshop is open to teachers, therapists and
school personnel from any school district
throughout the state, but if space becomes a
limiting factor, preference will be given to
personnel from the Pee Dee and Low Country Regions."

To register: Call Mary Jo Schneider at
843-661-4836, email Mary Jo Schneider, or use the
online registration form on the SCATP Training
Schedule Page at http://www.sc.edu/scatp/trainingschedule08.html.

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